Railroad Earth tour kicks off 

Jam band Railroad Earth kicked off its new tour this week in Asheville, NC in support of its new album “Amen Corner,” a collection of crisp and crafted roots, bluegrass, and acoustic songs, to be released on June 10. The band is touring all summer through September 27 in San Francisco, CA, with more dates expected to be added in August.

Written and recorded at lead singer/songwriter Todd Sheaffer’s 300 year-old farmhouse in New Jersey’s rural countryside, the album is, literally and figuratively, the rustic sound of a band happy to be at home.

“Normally you come home after six weeks on the road and jump into the studio, all frazzled because you don’t have much left in the tank,” Sheaffer said in a statement. “This time I feel like we’ve invited our friends into our living room and that’s basically how we recorded it. We wanted for years to try working this way and I’m so happy we were finally able to do it.”

That “less is more” attitude is also evident in the band’s and record label’s decision to make the album as “green” as possible. All promotional posters, postcards and tour materials will be printed on FSC Certified paper using soy based inks.

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